"Cleopex" 4' x 8' Oils on Canvas by John WorldPeace CLEOPEX A partial interpretation from the artist's transient perspective Cleopex is a yellow green dragon that traverses the infinite uiverse which exists between the potential manifestation of what can be and the recorded knowledge of what has been. The black void is not limited to the universe as we know it. Our universe is indigo in color and this void is black. Black is the vessel of All That Is, Was and Will Be in all dimensions. The green spheres represent man's intrusions into the void. The green symbolizes that this intrusion is new. The spheres also represent seeds that will germinate in the void. The green spheres form a horizontal pentagon. A pentagon is five sided and five pointed geometric figure. Five is the number of man. Geometry is how man measures space. Therefore, within the black void, man has placed his markers. He has begun to map the void. Man builds on his knowledge brick by brick. The part of the void that he has mapped is infinitesimal compared to the totality of the infinite all. Man is moving into a new age, a new realm of thought and potential understanding of the void which produced him. Man has begun to map out the age of Aquarius. The water is the boundary between the black void and all the knowledge of man. This knowledge is recorded in the universe even though most of the tangible record of this knowledge has been lost on the physical plane. This knowledge is permanently stored on the non-physical plane and consequently in man's subconscious. Each gray line represents a sort of a computer disk in which knowledge is stored. This data bank is infinitely extended to the left and to the right. It is also infinitely extended below Cleopex and out of view. However, it appears finite on the edge of the water. Since the universe is curved, the gray data banks extend infinitely left and right until they meet to form a ring. Consequently, what to the physical three dimensional mind may seem straight, is in fact curved. The gray data also extends downward from our point of view and eventually also circumscribes the void and connects where we perceive the edge of the finite frontier of the black void at the water's edge. In truth, we are contained in an infinite sphere which will expand and forever invade the void. Cleopex is one of the many creatures of this sphere. She is the embodiment of the all knowing keeper of the records. Cleopex is green because she represents growth. Her left foot rests on the "riddle cube" of this infinite dimension in which we momentarily exist. The cube contains the answers to the riddles of the area between the known and the black void. This is the blue area. The blue dividing line between man's knowledge and the black void appears to be water and represents the age of Aquarius. The blue is an area of flux where the black void is broken down, understood and recorded. The blue represents the vibrations of the known universe prying into the black void. It represents the area where the unknown becomes the known. Consequently, on the outer edge of our know sphere of knowledge we have a layer of blue vibrations which continues to convert the unknown black void into the known. The cube on which Cleopex appears to stand contains the secrets of the process of converting the unknown black void into the known. This cube is all knowing regarding the acquisition of knowledge of the universe and yet Cleopex does not have a conscious understanding of it. Cleopex knows that the cube is related to the blue vibration outside the sphere of knowledge and she knows that it has always been with her and yet she does not understand it. As humans, we possess internal organs which we do not understand and yet we know they relate to our existence on this earth plane. Cleopex has two sets of red, yellow and blue ribbons extending from her crown. These colors are the primary colors that are the components of all the colors that are discriminated by the human eye. These ribbons represent all the knowledge of this earth plane. As the cube relates to the totality of the universe, so do the ribbons relate to the total knowledge on the earth plane. Cleopex is a part of the earth, a part of the known All There Is and a part of the black void. She is also a part of the intrusion into the black void. We can only see the left side of Cleopex. We do not see her right arm and leg. This is because they extend into the void. They are black and cannot be distinguished against the black void. We must consider that the right half of Cleopex is perfectly integrated into the All There Is. She has an unconscious knowing of the infinite all. The blue vibration seems to flow through Cleopex. In other words if her left side is inside the gray area of knowledge and her right side is in the black void, the middle part of her body is integrated into the blue vibration. It is her body that represents the manifestation of changing the unknown black void into the known. Cleopex is a symbol for man. Man exists with change and exploration and discovery of the unknown. The blue vibration also symbolizes man in that man is 98% water. The water in man is ever changing. Cleopex has a forked tongue and represents the physical senses of man on earth. The tongue connects Cleopex to the physical sensation of this reality. It also symbolizes man's dual nature of physical and spiritual. Cleopex' eyes are red which reveals that the life force inside her is red. In man, the life force is blood and is also red. Shrouded by the tail is a red sphere suspended in the black void which represents the life force of man in the void. The tail curls around the life force to protect it. The life force of man is blood and is red but it is also red when placed in the void. In other words, man's spiritual force is also red. Man's true essence is a part of the All There Is. It is his spirit that is eternal and his physical being that is transient. The spiritual life force must be protected lest true death occur. The death of the body is the end of a cycle. The death of the spirit is permanent oblivion in this universe. The green orbs also symbolize a constellation in the night sky. The dragon is the object symbolized by these spheres. Within the known gray data banks are blobs of red, yellow, and blue. These represent the attempts of emotion to influence logic and intellect. These blobs indicate that emotion and logic exist side by side and yet the two are immutable in a symbiotic relation. These blobs also represent man looking at the knowledge of the universe. The blobs cover only a small part of the gray data bank and move around with time. The blobs in this way represent man's refreshed memory of the gray data. In other words, only the areas covered by the blobs are in man's consciousness at any point in time. These are the areas that are influencing his behavior. For man, all of history exists and yet what is recorded is very small. With the death of our ancestors, the knowledge of the known past is buried. The black areas among the gray data represent insights into the black void. At every point in time someone is able to see into the void. However, it does no good to see the future because many times it is irrelevant to the present. Someone is always destined to see the future perfectly. However, only the future brings us the truth in regard to who was the true visionary. The black areas indicate that somewhere in this reality there exist the answers to all questions. The problem is the infinite amount of data and the lack of an index to find what will become true. Lastly, the fish represents many things. It is food. It is death and beauty. It is the symbol of the age of pisces now almost at an end. It is orange and so it is clairvoyant. It is a prophet because the black eyes see and therefore understand the void. At some time in each age, a prophet emerges. This prophet is all knowing and all seeing. It is the way of man to kill the prophet as the dragon has killed the fish. What is too beautiful must be destroyed. Total knowledge is a danger to contemporary reality and a danger to the possessor. Yet the prophets of the past in one way or another must always yield to those of the future. Has the dragon found a dead prophet or has she killed him? The answer is both. She has killed him and then and only then found the truth in him. The fish is orange which is a secondary color like the green dragon. The dragon and fish see each other easily in the gray universe. The function of the dragon is all encompassing. The function of the fish is limited. The fish has a specialized purpose; the dragon, a total all encompassing purpose. The death, understanding and revelation of the unique fish is the mandate of the dragon. The fish must be examined and sometimes it must die to allow examination. The dragon feeds on the body of the fish. It is the way of this universe. John WorldPeace